Sustainability is embedded in our DNA

We are committed to helping owners & architects optimize facade performance to reduce the carbon footprint of heating & cooling loads without compromising aesthetics. 

Our portfolio includes dozens of LEED™-certified and Green Globe-certified buildings.

We have deep experience of enclosure systems & detailing used to achieve sustainability goals and the desired aesthetic.

The concrete and green glass Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation HQ building cantilevering out over the road.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation HQ (LEED® Platinum)

The white concrete, steel and green glass facade of the CalPERS HQ Complex under a bright blue sky.

CalPERS HQ Complex (LEED® Gold)

False color rendering of the solar heat gain through a shaded set of windows into a model room.

Solar Gain Analysis Visualization

To meet even the loftiest energy-efficiency goals, we use a basket of techniques and tools such as:

  • Detailing to reduce thermal bridging,
  • Quantifying daylighting to inform lighting control design,
  • Designing to maintain thermal, air & water control line continuity, including at interfaces,
  • Detailing to support sunshades without penetrating water barriers,
  • Exploring solar-control, bird-safe, & security glazing coatings that complement the desired aesthetic,
  • Detailing framing to deploy integrated photovoltaic or electro-chromic glazing.

The green glass wall and window-pierced gray concrete facade of the MIT Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex.

Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex, MIT (LEED® Silver)

Internal lighting illuminating the front entrance of the sn-w'ey'-mn Building at Spokane Falls Community College under a dark blue night sky.

sn-w’ey’-mn Building, Spokane Falls Community College (LEED® Gold)

Image credits:

  • Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex: Madcoverboy at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  • Gates Foundation HQ: Adbar (BY-SA 3.0)

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